“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I   36 disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something   37 will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that   38 disappointment.”
Mother was right,   39 I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to   40 a job in radio, then work my way up to sports   41 . I hitchhiked(搭便车) to Chicago and   42 on the door of every station—and got turned   43 every time.
In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an   44 person –“Go out in the sticks(偏远地区) and find a small station that will give you a   45 ,” she said.
I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois.   46 there was no radio—announcing job in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to   47 its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football. I   48 . The job   49 just right for me. But I wasn’t hired.
My disappointment must have   50 . “Everything happens for the best,” Mom   51 me. Dad offered me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration   52 . I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the elevator   53 I heard MacAethur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to stand before a microphone and to broadcast a (an)   54 game.
On my way home, once again I thought of my mother’s words. I often wonder what   55 my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

【小题1】
A.facedB.receivedC.consideredD.met
【小题2】
A.usefulB.helpfulC.availableD.good
【小题3】
A.oldB.previousC.originalD.early
【小题4】
A.whenB.asC.thatD.while
【小题5】
A.try outB.try onC.try forD.try over
【小题6】
A.playerB.announcerC.managerD.fan
【小题7】
A.knockedB.arrivedC.approachedD.hunted
【小题8】
A.outB.offC.onD.down
【小题9】
A.unpracticedB.inpracticedC.inexperiencedD.unexperienced
【小题10】
A.jobB.suggestionC.chanceD.advantage
【小题11】
A.WhenB.WhileC.WhichD.So
【小题12】
A.workB.receiveC.arrangeD.design
【小题13】
A.acceptedB.agreedC.appliedD.promised
【小题14】
A.soundedB.becameC.gotD.grew
【小题15】
A.comeB.shownC.disappearedD.brightened
【小题16】
A.recoveredB.encouragedC.huggedD.reminded
【小题17】
A.boiled overB.turned overC.hit overD.took over
【小题18】
A.afterB.asC.beforeD.when
【小题19】
A.forcefulB.closeC.imaginaryD.ordinary
【小题20】
A.sideB.actionC.approachD.direction

Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement.
Though Michael was the    21   of the class when he entered high school, his    22  continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play    23   if he didn’t want to.
However, Michael loved football and was    24  to try his best at every practice. All through high school, he never   25  a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替补队员) all four years. His   26  father was always in the stands, with words of   27  for him.
It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly    28  the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram. Michael    29   the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for    30  immediately.
In the third quarter,  when the team was ten points   31  , a silent young man eagerly 32 onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so    33 .
“Coach, please let me  34 . I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach   35  . Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n)    36 . He helped his team win finally.
When the team was cheering for their    37 , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me   38  you did it?”
Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He    39  a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could    40   me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”
【小题1】.

A.strongestB.smallestC.biggestD.youngest
【小题2】
A.coachB.playersC.classmatesD.father
【小题3】
A.footballB.gamesC.practicesD.basketball
【小题4】
A.requiredB.determinedC.satisfiedD.reminded
【小题5】
A.failedB.lostC.missedD.won
【小题6】
A.sympathetic B.upsetC.faithfulD.optimistic
【小题7】
A.encouragementB.judgmentC.wisdomD.amusement
【小题8】
A.afterB.sinceC.towardsD.before
【小题9】
A.went throughB.turned overC.got overD.tore up
【小题10】
A.schoolB.homeC.fieldD.class
【小题11】
A.aheadB.besideC.behindD.away
【小题12】
A.walkedB.ranC.steppedD.slipped
【小题13】
A.quietly B.sadlyC.punctuallyD.soon
【小题14】
A.goB.fightC.workD.play
【小题15】
A.leftB.refusedC.agreedD.cried
【小题16】
A.starB.sonC.amateurD.trainer
【小题17】
A.victoryB.awardC.memorial D.unity
【小题18】
A.whyB.whenC.whereD.how
【小题19】
A.spreadB.skippedC.forcedD.stopp
【小题20】
A.hearB.seeC.feelD.make

There were two lovers. The man was 41  cowardly(胆小的) that he always let the girlfriend try first everything   42  they would do. His girlfriend was not so  43  with that.

Once they went out to sea. After returning , their boat was  44  by the storm. Luckily, the girlfriend held a  45  to save their lives. The girlfriend asked her boyfriend, "Do you  46 ?" The boyfriend  took out a fruit knife and said, "Yes, but if any shark comes I can  47  it with this." His girlfriend only shook her head with a cold smile.

Soon a great number of people on a  48  found them. Suddenly a group of sharks appeared. His girlfriend  49  , “Let's swim hard together and we'll be all right.”

But her boyfriend suddenly pushed the girl into the sea, held the wood and shouted to the ship by himself, "Let me try  50  this time!"

51  ,his girlfriend looked at her boyfriend. The sharks were drawing near, but they were not interested in the girl and swam  52 to the boy. When he was torn and bitten fiercely by the sharks, the boyfriend 53  shouted to his girlfriend, “ I love you!”

The girl was saved. All the people on the deck(甲板) were standing in silence. The captain sat beside the girl and said, "Miss, he is the  54 man I have  55  seen. Let's pray(祈祷) for him."

"No! He is a  56  , "said the girl coldly.

"How could you say like this? I have just been watching you 57  the telescope(望远镜). I saw clearly he  58  his wrist(手腕) with the knife after pushing you away. The sharks are very sensitive to the 59 .  If he hadn't done this to  60  time. I'm afraid you would never appear on this ship…"

1.                A.so             B.such           C.very D.as

 

2.                A.that           B.when          C.what D.which

 

3.                A.frightened      B.hopeful         C.satisfied  D.upset

 

4.                A.destroyed       B.hurt           C.lifted D.pushed

 

5.                A.stick           B.flag            C.captain   D.wood

 

6.                A.shake          B.dare           C.hear D.fear

 

7.                A.go through      B.deal with        C.fight for  D.care about

 

8.                A.plane          B.boat           C.ship D.beach

 

9.                A.burst out       B.cried out        C.gave up   D.came up

 

10.               A.first           B.second         C.best  D.most

 

11.               A.Afraid          B.Nervous        C.Shocked   D.Calm

 

12.               A.hard           B.fast            C.quickly    D.straight

 

13.               A.excitedly       B.crazily          C.actively   D.selfishly

 

14.               A.bravest         B.kindest         C.cleverest  D.worst

 

15.               A.seldom         B.once           C.ever  D.never

 

16.               A.sailor          B.prayer         C.survivor   D.coward

 

17.               A.with           B.through        C.by   D.in

 

18.               A.cut            B.damaged       C.injured    D.ruined

 

19.               A.blood          B.water          C.knife D.voice

 

20.               A.kill            B.waste          C.buy  D.occupy(占据)

 

 

A Tchaikovsky concerto(协奏曲)is what made Romel Joseph fall in love with the violin.

He learned how to play in Haiti, where he was born, but a Fulbright scholarship brought him to the United States, and he finally earned a master’s degree, reports CBS News reporter Katie Couric. Music had changed his life. He wanted to do the same for the children of Haiti.

Joseph built a school in Port-au-Prince nearly 20 years ago. He was on the third floor when suddenly “It was like boom boom boom and everything just opened,” Joseph said. “And the next thing I knew I was on the ground.”

Blind since birth, Joseph tried to feel his way out, but was pinned(夹)beneath heavy concrete(混凝土). He remained trapped for 18 hours. He prays that his new wife, seven months pregnant(怀孕的), will be found.

He is now being treated at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital for two injured legs and an arm.

Joseph wonders if he’ll ever play the violin again. He can feel sensation(知觉)in his fingertips. He said, “If you were to give me a violin and if I didn’t have to fold the fingers, I would be able to play.”

Joseph’s daughter Victoria spent three terrifying days unsure of her father’s fate. For her, having him home is the sweetest music.

“Can you imagine your dad not being able to play the violin?” Couric asked.

“No, I can’t,” Victoria Joseph said. “But I will love him all the same if he can’t.”

Romel doesn’t know how many of his 300 students died in the quake. As he waits for news about his wife, Romel Joseph is already planning a return to Haiti to rebuild the school and continue teaching there.

“We can save two children, 20, 200, 300, 500 through education and music, and these children will make a difference,” Romel Joseph said.

1. Romel began to like music ________.

A. because he was blind since birth

B. after he had listened to a famous piece of music

C. when he got a scholarship to study in America

D. since he was born in Haiti

2.From what Romel said in Paragraph 6, we can infer that he was ________.

A. upset        B. fearful          C. excited          D. optimistic

3.To Victoria, the best thing is ________.

A. to see her father recover from the injury quickly

B. to listen to her father playing the sweetest music

C. to play the violin as well as her father

D. to be sure that her father could play the violin

4.Why does Romel want to go back to Haiti?

A. To save his students from the earthquake.

B. To change the life of children by teaching music.

C. To find out how seriously his school was damaged.

D. To look for his wife who is pregnant.

5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Music education: keep your creativity alive

B. A great blind musician and his students

C. Haiti earthquake: a story of a music teacher

D. How did some Haiti earthquake victims survive

 

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